The Golden Years Gone Wrong

The Golden Years Gone Wrong
Because every catastrophe starts there.

Welcome to Brindle Creek, Alder County, Idaho, where retirement does not mean slowing down. It simply means nobody is supervising the decisions anymore.

The residents of Brindle Creek are stubborn, proud, endlessly resourceful, and absolutely convinced they can still handle everything themselves, even when the situation clearly says otherwise. Whether they are organizing goat auctions, racing dirt-track cars, launching potatoes across county lines, chasing escaped livestock through downtown traffic, or accidentally turning community festivals into regional emergencies, one thing remains certain:

Every attempt to help somehow makes things worse.

Filled with unforgettable small-town characters, escalating rural disasters, family embarrassment, loyal friendships, mischievous animals, and enough pie-fueled chaos to alarm local authorities, *The Golden Years Gone Wrong* series delivers laugh-out-loud comedy wrapped around something surprisingly heartfelt.

Because beneath the flying livestock, broken trailers, overengineered repairs, runaway equipment, and public humiliation, Brindle Creek is really about people refusing to fade quietly into the background. These retirees may argue constantly, ignore instructions, terrify the sheriff, and create collateral damage almost everywhere they go, but they also show up for each other every single time.

If you enjoy:

* rural small-town comedy
* quirky senior citizens
* chaotic family dynamics
* lovable troublemakers
* county fair disasters
* stubborn retirees
* animal-fueled mayhem
* heartfelt humor with escalating absurdity

…then welcome to Brindle Creek.

Just do not stand too close to the potato cannon. 🌲🚜🐐

13 Book Series:

  • Book 1:  The Goat Auction Escalated
  • Book 2:  Vernon Thought We Meant Full Throttle
  • Book 3:  That Boat Was Supposed To Stay Put
  • Book 4:  The Deer Cart Chose Violence
  • Book 5:  That Wasn’t The Correct Highway
  • Book 6:  Mavis Backed Into The Sheriff’s Trailer
  • Book 7:  Nobody Expected The Pie Auction Riot
  • Book 8:  The Timber Festival Lost Containment
  • Book 9:  The Rummage Sale Needed Traffic Control
  • Book 10:  Nobody Planned For That Many Tourists
  • Book 11:  The Potato Cannon Alarmed Several Counties
  • Book 12:  Nobody Expected The Banjo Fight
  • Book 13:  Critter Chaos At Brindle Creek



The Goat Auction Escalated: Book ONE (The Golden Years Gone Wrong 1)

Book #1 from the series: The Golden Years Gone Wrong

In the stubborn little mountain town of Brindle Creek, retirement does not mean slowing down. It means having enough free time to accidentally destroy public property while trying to help.

The annual goat auction was supposed to be simple. Sell livestock. Raise money for the community hall roof. Eat pie. Go home with dignity mostly intact.

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Vernon Thought We meant Full Throttle: BOOK TWO (The Golden Years Gone Wrong 2)

Book #2 from the series: The Golden Years Gone Wrong

Vernon Thought We Meant Full Throttle - Book 2
The Golden Years Gone Wrong Series
by Trudy Myrland

Race day was supposed to bring the town together. Instead, it nearly required official county intervention.

Timberline Speedway has survived dust storms, engine fires, trailer pileups, livestock escapes, generator failures, and one unforgettable...

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That Boat Was Supposed To Stay Put: BOOK THREE (The Golden Years Gone Wrong 3)

Book #3 from the series: The Golden Years Gone Wrong

THAT BOAT WAS SUPPOSED TO STAY PUT

The fishing trip escaped before the fishermen did.
The plan sounded simple enough.
Spend a peaceful weekend at the lake. Catch a few fish. Tell a few stories. Eat too much food. Pretend everyone still has the energy they had thirty years ago.


Then the boat leaves.
Not with the fishermen.
Not with the supplies.
Not...

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